Glad you guys are alright. My prayers and thoughts are with everyone over there.
Major Quake & Tsunami Hits Japan.
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Before moving to Wellington, 6 or 7 years ago I lived in Christchurch New Zealand. The building that my wife used to work in and the one where she used to sing in the choir both had major damage as they were brick structures. She might be dead now if we were still living there.
Now this big earthquake in Japan and I am nervous. A helicopter flew overhead this morning while I was still half asleep and I ran outside in my undies to check if it was a pre-quake rumble.
hundreds of people have washed up dead on the beach in sendai. it looks as though there haven't been many tsunamis of this magnitude in japan before and they were caught off guard.
The big threat now is nuclear. there is 1000X the usual level of radiation coming out of the building.
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Thoughts and Prayers to the people in Japan.
I hope that those people who live there can get back and put their lives back soon.Posted 2 years ago # -
Even though we all have been part of the bickering/arguments/discussions that goes on over some posts on this forum it really is a neat thing to see everyones show of support to all the people involved in this major tragedy.
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When I heard the size of the quake I thought there must be some mistake. The videos and images were almost unbelievable, too. I'm praying for all of the people affected by this.
Gareth, I've got an aunt and uncle living in Christchurch, but luckily not much happened to their neighborhood west of the city except for power outages and problems with the potable water supply.
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Today catastrophe may get a more human face as reports get closer to the ground. The videos we see in the news are viewed from such a distance that it makes it hard to grasp the real level of the tragedy. The still too early evaluations talk about casualties in the few hundreds, which still is somehow surprisingly low for an event of that magnitude.
A fraction of that quake alone would have been sufficient to level about any other locations on the planet and yet, it is the tsunami that appear to be the big killer (lets hope that the nuclear threat doesn't materializes).
The Haiti quake has killed over 230,000 with a magnitude of 7.0, equivalent to 474 kilotons of Seismic Energy Yield while the 8.9 of today represent 336 megatons, roughly a 1000 fold.
This somehow show how amazing and smart Japan is and how much they care for their people. It is a big lesson they are teaching the rest of the world and we all definitely own them respect for their achievement.
+1000 for Japan…
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale
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Pierre said:
Today catastrophe may get a more human face as reports get closer to the ground. The videos we see in the news are viewed from such a distance that it makes it hard to grasp the real level of the tragedy. The still too early evaluations talk about casualties in the few hundreds, which still is somehow surprisingly low for an event of that magnitude.A fraction of that quake alone would have been sufficient to level about any other locations on the planet and yet, it is the tsunami that appear to be the big killer (lets hope that the nuclear threat doesn't materializes).
The Haiti quake has killed over 230,000 with a magnitude of 7.0, equivalent to 474 kilotons of Seismic Energy Yield while the 8.9 of today represent 336 megatons, roughly a 1000 fold.
This somehow show how amazing and smart Japan is and how much they care for their people. It is a big lesson they are teaching the rest of the world and we all definitely own them respect for their achievement.
+1000 for Japan…
No joke. My wife and I both said...if it was anywhere else the whole city would have been leveled, but Japan can not only build lenses but awesome earthquake proof buildings. You are right...can't do much against the tsunami.
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Wow, they are just saying that the quake was so powerful, the whole Japan is now 3 meters further to the east...
Time to adjust your GPS.
Edit: I read that the earth axis apparently shifted by 10cm and the height of continent around the epicenter moved by 18 meters.
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http://www.naden.de/blog/bbvideo-bbpress-video-plugin -->
Video showing the earthquake detection and warning system on the Japanese parliament channel, and more.
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My deepest sympathies to anyone effected by this horrible event. This is such an immense tragedy! It's hard to look at the images on TV and not think about whether that car, boat, or house had people inside as it was carried off by the tsunami.
I'm furious at some of these insensitive remarks I'm reading in the main blog comments and in other photography/tech forums. Those wondering about ipad2 shortages or what this means for the D800 or D4 need to grow the F**K up and show some respect!!!! How can you morons think about such trivial things in a time like this?!
I pray for the Nikon workers who live around Sendai and their families since it is painfully obvious the destruction there is quite extensive. I can't believe that Nikon's plant isn't damaged in someway. But even if the factory is untouched, how could a factory worker think about building a camera when they may have deceased or missing loved ones? Let them grieve and come to terms with what has happened!
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Super Shooter said:
My deepest sympathies to anyone effected by this horrible event. This is such an immense tragedy! It's hard to look at the images on TV and not think about whether that car, boat, or house had people inside as it was carried off by the tsunami.I'm furious at some of these insensitive remarks I'm reading in the main blog comments and in other photography/tech forums. Those wondering about ipad2 shortages or what this means for the D800 or D4 need to grow the F**K up and show some respect!!!! How can you morons think about such trivial things in a time like this?!
I pray for the Nikon workers who live around Sendai and their families since it is painfully obvious the destruction there is quite extensive. I can't believe that Nikon's plant isn't damaged in someway. But even if the factory is untouched, how could a factory worker think about building a camera when they may have deceased or missing loved ones? Let them grieve and come to terms with what has happened!
I would never use language like that normally Super Shooter, but in this instance you sum up my feelings exactly.
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i just went to look at a house here we are thinking about moving to for a little while, and trust me, it is not eartchquake proof.
what saved people lives was that it was out at sea. except of course for the tsunami.
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Bad news to start the day, it's the nukes.
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Super Shooter said:...these insensitive remarks...those wondering about ipad2 shortages or what this means for the D800 or D4...
...I can't believe that Nikon's plant isn't damaged...how could a factory worker think about building a camera when they may have deceased or missing loved ones?Let them grieve and come to terms with what has happened!
I totally agree with you on that but I am sure that many of Japan executives are also greatly concern about having to suffer an economic crisis on top of an already worsening tragedy. One of my colleagues who are accustomed to the corporation’s practices mentioned that the Nikon reassuring statements may be far from the reality in an attempt to keep the price of their stock from plummeting. Despite being moronic, these comments sadly reflect one of the realities of our consumer world where the value of human lives is evaluated in economic term.
Japan has shown through history their tendency of keeping their pain for themselves and I am afraid that the level of devastation could be far greater than those being reported.
This is a small world and Japan tragedy will have ripple effects on all of us, let’s pray that these effects do not include radioactive rainfalls.
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Yes, let's all hope for a better future.
Japan got a Nobel Price due to its non-nuke policy.. and the construction of nuclear reactors for pacific purposes was criticized by their own citizens (In Japan, due that Japan is the only country that suffered from two atomic bombs, this topic is very, very sensitive over there).
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It's really scary flipping through the photos on the NY Times website, it reminds me a lot of a post apocalyptic world, something that would happen in Fallout 3, except so much horrifyingly real.
Hope the best for Japan, it really is a tragedy.
At least their building codes are up to snuff. Wish I could say that about the Sechuan earthquake in China, where whole schools collapsed on top of children and teachers.
Of course, China didn't have to worry about a tsunami then.
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One of my fears now, as it was when I heard that two nuclear power plants had lost cooling capacity, is that if they can't cool the core adequately very soon, there will be a catastophe on top of the disaster.
My sincerest good wishes to all the people of Japan.
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there was another tsunami over night. it swept into a small town of 17000. 10000 are reported missing. the whole town is gone.
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Pierre, those are some amazing figures! Wow...Yes the cooling system of the nuclear reactors is a major problem now that needs to be addressed right away. I hear that the situation is a level 4 out of 7 in terms of potential nuclear disasters. Chernobyl was a 7 and Three Mile Island in the US was a 5. Scary stuff...
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thought I should check in here in Kobe, Japan.
I felt the shaking for a few minutes in my fifth floor dorm room. I felt a little lightheaded it was very surreal. I called my neighbor, confirmed the quake, and looked at USGS.. they were calling it 7 point something. We then went to the tv room and watched the live helicopter footage of the first few tsunami waves leveling small towns. It was very scary. I took some video with the d5k of the newscasts, but by time I got it out the live footage was over.
I am still not resting at ease.. there is the risk of nuclear pollution and also severe aftershocks. In fact I was supposed to meet my mom in Tokyo next week but I ended up canceling. What a time to be in Japan, its very surreal.NHK this morning is claiming the initial quake was actually a 9.0....
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I am really glad to hear from everybody who is safe. And I really do hope that they will get back the full control over the nuclear plants and can cool down the reactors.
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There's been another big explosion at the nuclear power plant south of Sendai. This time it's reactor number 3. I can't believe how bad this situation keeps getting.
At least there was some good news today. More and more survivors are being rescued, include a 60 year old man who was swept out to sea by the tsunami and was found 15km (10miles) from the coast!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12727282Nikon also released an official statement on the disaster. Despite early unofficial statements, some Nikon employees were in fact injured and their factory (buildings and equipment) was damaged. They aren't giving specifics and I doubt they will publicly go into details anytime soon.
http://nikon.com/about/news/2011/0314_01.htmPosted 2 years ago # -
While my thoughts are with all of those affected by the Japanese tragedy, I'd like to also express a note of appreciation to all of those associated with the Nikon plant in Sendai, and hope only the best for the welfare of your families and for your future.
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oh crap. i think i just felt another roll like i did on friday. i hope it wasn't another big one.
the feeling is so strange I may be mistaken. i hope so.
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